Komsomolsk-on-Amur weather in January

In January, Komsomolsk-on-Amur sees average daytime highs of -17°C and overnight lows near -26°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 3.2 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Komsomolsk-on-Amur's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Komsomolsk-on-Amur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-26°
1st coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:54 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Komsomolsk-on-Amur is city in Komsomolsk-on-Amur Urban Okrug, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
849/km²
people per km²
Founded
1932

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Komsomolsk-on-Amur reaches about -17°C in the afternoon and slips back to -26°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -24°C and -11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 5°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-17-25
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How January really feels in Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Komsomolsk-on-Amur weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -26°143.24.88.30.0
Feb-12° / -22°112.63.69.70.0
Mar-3° / -13°265.76.211.50.0
Apr / -3°408.15.313.51.2
May16° / 8011.6215.24.8
Jun22° / 12°7010.7016.16.3
Jul25° / 16°10012015.86.3
Aug23° / 15°10913.5014.36.1
Sep18° / 81110.212.45.3
Oct / -1°548.93.210.41.5
Nov-5° / -13°296.46.58.70.0
Dec-16° / -24°214.55.77.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
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314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Komsomolsk-on-Amur gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 3.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11317
21318
31318
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121015
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15914
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26915
27915
28915
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31915

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:00 AM to 8:39 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.89:004:50
27.99:004:51
37.99:004:52
47.99:004:53
57.99:004:54
67.98:594:55
78.08:594:56
88.08:594:58
98.08:584:59
108.08:585:00
118.18:575:01
128.18:575:03
138.18:565:04
148.28:565:05
158.28:555:07
168.28:545:08
178.38:545:10
188.38:535:11
198.38:525:12
208.48:515:14
218.48:505:16
228.58:495:17
238.58:485:19
248.58:475:20
258.68:465:22
268.68:455:23
278.78:445:25
288.78:435:27
298.88:415:28
308.88:405:30
318.98:395:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
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131.4Dim
141.4Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Komsomolsk-on-Amur

In seasonPeak

None of Komsomolsk-on-Amur's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Komsomolsk-on-Amur's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Mar
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Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is January a good time to visit Komsomolsk-on-Amur?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

What to pack for Komsomolsk-on-Amur in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Komsomolsk-on-Amur sees daytime highs around -17°C and nights near -26°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Komsomolsk-on-Amur peaks around August 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowAug 15UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Komsomolsk-on-Amur is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.4× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1233 µg/m³Dec 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug8Good
Sep6Good
Oct10Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Komsomolsk-on-Amur?

Komsomolsk-on-Amur sits at 50.6°N, 137.0°E, 36 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Amursk, 36 km away.

Topography around Komsomolsk-on-Amur

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Komsomolsk-on-Amur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,536 m.

The land around Komsomolsk-on-Amur is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
352 m
80 km
1,536 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Amursk 36 km · Khabarovsk 270 km · Vanino 283 km · Sovetskaya Gavan’ 294 km · Birobidzhan 353 km · Vyazemskiy 373 km · Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 385 km · Poronaysk 460 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Komsomolsk-on-Amur (50.5503°, 137.01°, elevation 36 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).